sence of the queen at the discussions, 127-the Admiralty, 128-number of representatives for Scotland, ib. et seq. -and of peers, 130-miscellaneous arrangements, coinage, &c., 131 - the African Company and the Equivalent, 132 et seq.-legal regulations, 133 et sey. -close of the commission, 135-the Treaty to be first submitted to the Scots Parliament, 136 - excitement against it throughout the country, 137-pamphlets, &c., against it, 138-the debates in the Estates, 142 et seq.-the riot in Edinburgh, 143 et seq.-fast proclaimed against it, 145-continued debates, 149 et seq.-proposed address, and its failure, 164-the Act passed, 178-the alleged charges of bribery in connection with it, ib. et seq.-the debates on it in the English Parliament, 189 et seq.manoeuvre by which carried, 194 et seq. -the royal assent given to it, 197-first difficulties after it, 207-motion in 1712 for its dissolution, 248. Universities, the Scots, iii. 402-specialties of them, ib.-modelled on those of France, 404-their privileges and exemptions, 405-their influence, 406Knox's warning regarding them, v. 77 -measures with regard to the, after the Revolution, vii. 447. University, the original conception of it, iii. 402 et seq.

University Test Act of 1690, vii. 447. Urns, burial, found in Scotland, i. 105their era, 108.

Urry or Hurry, General, defeated by Montrose, vi. 371.

"Usages," the, in the Scots Church, dissensions regarding, viii. 421 et seq. Uttoxeter, the treaty of, vi. 418.

Valence, Aymer de, ii. 243. Valentia, the province of, i. 47-alleged birth of St Patrick in, 68.

Valhalla or Wælheal of the Norsemen, the, i. 224.

Vane, Sir Harry, account of the affair with Lord Holland by, vi. 264, notea member of the Westminster Assembly, 389.

Vane, the younger, one of the Union

commissioners, vii. 52.

Vans, John, schoolmaster of Aberdeen, iii. 401. Vauban system of fortification, the v.

Wade, General, viii. 354-suppresses the Shawfield mob, 355-report on the disarming of the Highlanders, 367 et seq. -his military roads, 369-Edinburgh Castle repaired by, 445-forces under, in 1745, 469-movements in pursuit, 475-skirmish at Clifton, 476, 478. Weelheal of the Norsemen, i. 224. Wager of battle, law of, ii. 66 et seq. Wake, Thomas, Lord, i. 312. Wales, sculptured stone found in, i. 159, note-the Britons shut up in, 182Britons from Strathclyde in, 281. Wall, the Roman, see Roman. Wallace, first appearance of, ii. 179-his probable origin, &c., ib.-the traditions regarding him, 180, and note - his abilities, 181-native and English characters of him, 182-first collision with the English, 183-attack on Ormsby, 184-measures to resist the English, 188-battle of Stirling, 189 et seq.-his organisation of the country, 193 et seq. -communications to Lübeck and Hamburg, 194-invasion of England, 195his conduct during it, 196-guardian of the kingdom, 197-his difficulties, 198 -invasion by Edward, ib.-battle of Falkirk, 200-his disappearance from public life, 201- traces of visit to France, 202-said to have commanded at Roslin, 218-excepted from mercy, 225-his movements, &c.,ib.-captured, 226-his trial and execution, 227 et seq. -effects of his death, 229.

Wallace, Sir W., at Killiecrankie, vii. 381. Wallace or Fian, Adam, executed for heresy, iii. 299.

Wallace, Colonel, heads the Covenanters at Rullion Green, vii. 172. Walpole, Sir R. measures against the insurrection of 1715, viii. 264-modification of the bill regarding the Porteous Mob, 366-hatred of Grange to, 391. Walsingham, the Chronicle of, iii. 412. Walsingham, ambassador after Ruthven's fall, v. 212-his plot to entrap Queen

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Wedderburns, the, their book of Godly
Songs, &c., iv. 350.
Weems, John, vi. 272.

Weems or earth-houses, i. 98 et seq.
Weights and measures, regulation of, ii.
400- uniform, introduced by the
Union, viii. 131.

Weird, origin of the word, i. 227.
Welch, John, tried as one of the leaders

of the High Presbyterian party, v. 435. Welch, John, vii. 79-joins the Covenanters, 229-his character and previous life, 230 et seq.

Weldon, Sir Anthony, account of pageant before James VI., v. 365-sketch of the king by him, 374-account of him, 376, note-his 'Perfect Description of Scotland,' 397.

Welsh chronicles, notices of Strathclyde in the, i. 279-romances, 172. Wemyss, Lord, vi. 152.

Werk Castle, captured by James IV., iii.
75-repulse of Albany before, 107.
West Kilpatrick, termination of the wall
of Antonine near, i. 34.
Western counties, predominance of the
Covenanting element in, after the Re-
volution, vii. 446.

Western Isles, their social condition under
James VI., vi. 30, note-attempts at
their plantation, 37.
Westerwood fort, i. 34, note.

Westminster Assembly, the, vi. 378—its constitution, 380 et seq.-the members and Scots commissioners, 380-discussion on the Covenant, 385 et seq. views of the Presbyterians, 386—and of the Parliament, 387-the Independents, ib.the Erastians, 388-influence of the Scots commissioners, 389-discussion on lay eldership, 390-opposition of Parliament, 392- the Directory for Public Worship, ib. et seq.-the Parliamentary queries, 394-the metrical Psalms, 398 et seq.-the Confession of Faith and Catechisms, 401. Westminster Hall, trial of Wallace in, ii.

227.

Westmoreland, Lord, joined to the Council on the casket letters, iv. 445-sheltered by the Borderers, v. 22. Westmoreland ravaged by the Scots under Wallace, ii. 195.

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Wex, Carl, on the Taus of Tacitus, i. note-correction of the "Grampius' of Tacitus by, 16 and note. Wharton, Sir T., opposes invasion of Scotland, iii. 210-conference with the Laird of Buccleuch, 237-his account of the surrender of Caerlaverock, 245— raid under, 274-on the gold of Scotland, 445.

Wharton, account of Laud's Liturgy by vi. 131, note.

Whig, first use of the term, vi. 419. "Whigamores' Raid," the, vi. 419. White, N., character of Mary by, iv. 385. White Caterthun, the hill-fort of, i. 84. Whitekirk, church of, ii. 336. Whitelaw, captain of the Castle of Dunbar, iv. 236.

Whitelocke, a member of the Westminster Assembly, vi. 389.

Whitfield, his visit to Scotland and reception there, viii. 413-at Cambuslang,

414.

Whithorn, church at, i. 42.

Wicker-work ornamentation on the sculptured stones, the, i. 155. Widdrington, Lord, in arins in 1715, viii.

300-his trial, 334-not executed, 336. Wightman, General, forces under, 1714, viii. 251-and in 1715, 270-pursuit of MacIntosh by, 290-at Sheriffmuir, 317-suppresses the attempt of 1719, 341 et seq.

Wigtown martyrs, the, vii. 253 et seq. "Wild Western Whigs," the Cameronians so called, vii. 310.

William the Conqueror, his efforts to subdue Northumbria, i. 373-transactions with Scotland, 374 et seq. -his forest laws, 433.

William the Lion, his accession, i. 444his supposed armorial bearings, ib. and note invades England, 446 — taken prisoner, ib.-treaty of Falaise, 447released from it by Richard I. ii. 2—

ecclesiastical disputes, 4 et seq.-founds the Abbey of Arbroath, 6-his death, 7-the laws of, 51, 69, 107-claims to the crown through descent from him, 127-early charter of, 89.

William Rufus, war between him and Malcolm Canmore, i. 377, 378. William of Orange, refugees at his court, vii. 269-his relationship to the succession, 283-and Mary, proclaimed in England, 284-prayer ordered for them, and deprivations for refusal, 297 -difficulties as regards appointment of officials, 299 et seq.-constant acknowledgment of the independence of Scotland, 290-the Claim of Right and the Articles of Grievances, 293-the commissioners from the Scots Estates to him, and his acceptance of the oath, 294-his message to the Estates, ib. et seq. - - arrangements as regards the Scots troops, 296 official appointments for Scotland, 302 et seq.-influence of Carstairs with him, 306-contest with the Parliament as to right of free debate, 329-reasons for adherence to old practice, 330-on legislative union, 331-the instructions to his Commissioner, 332-resistance of the house, and increasing hostility, 333struggle with the Parliament regarding the appointment of the Judges, 338appointments by him, 339-publication of his private instructions to the Commissioner, 341-orders the torturing of Neville Payne, 349 concessions in Parliament of 1690, 352-private instructions to Lord Melville, ib.-concession as to right of debate, 353measures for the pacification of the Highlands, 394 et seq.-his connection with the Massacre of Glencoe, 410 et seq.-views and instructions as to the ecclesiastical settlement, 423, 424-his policy towards the Church after its establishment, 435, 438 -measures to retain the Church under State control, 448-letter to the Assembly regarding the Episcopal clergy, 450, note -the Oath of Assurance and its effects, 454-danger of collision with the clergy, 455-averted by Carstairs's counsels, and the order to enforce the Assurance Oath revoked, 456-close of his struggle with the Church, 458-address to him against the Darien scheme, viii. 26-his answer, 27-addresses from the Company to him, and his reticence, 37-his final answer to these, 38 et seq.appeal from Spain against the Darien colonists, 48-address to him on the Darien Company, and its reception, 60-letter to the Privy Council, and message to Parliament on it, 63-revival of project of Union, 64-on the Darien catastrophe,

65, note renewed appeal on the Union, and his death, 66-legislation regarding pauperism under, 73-equivalent of Habeas Corpus Act for Scotland, ib.-laws regarding Popery, 74 et seq.

Williain Lord Douglas, ii. 326.

William of Malmsbury, the Chronicle of, iii. 412.

Williams, Archbishop, Laud promoted by, vi. 62.

Williamson, David, a member of the Assembly of 1690, vii. 438.

Williamson, Péter, the case of, viii. 522. Williamson, a Jacobite messenger, arrest of, vii. 343.

Willock, the Reformer, iii. 338-present at the deathbed of the queen-mother, 381.

Wills, General, movements against the Jacobites, viii. 305-measures at Preston, 307-the battle and capitulation, 308 et seq.

Wilson, account of the attempts to determine race, i. 113, note.

Wilson, Margaret, one of the Wigtown martyrs, vii. 253.

Wilson, Patrick, one of the murderers of Darnley, iv. 187-excepted from truce of 1572, V. 73.

Wilson, Sir Thomas, conversation with Leslie on Mary's guilt, v. 96, note. Wilson, William, his "dying testimony," viii. 241, note.

Wilson, a Jacobite emissary, vii. 343. Wilson, the smuggler, the case of, viii. 359-his execution, 361.

Wimund, a pretended Maormar of Ross, i. 440.

Wine, consumption of, in the Western Isles, vi. 30, note.

"Winged Camp," supposed site of the, i. 62.

Wingfield,, Queen Mary at, v. 249. Winnington, Mr, on the rebellion of 1745, viii. 468.

Winram, present at the last conference between Knox and Lethington, v. 56, 60-presides at inauguration of Douglas as Archbishop of St Andrews, 75. Winram, George, commissioner to Westminster Assembly, vi. 381.

Winton, Lord, the leader of the southern insurrection, viii. 290, 291, 295-plan urged by him, 298, 299-his trial and condemnation, 334-his escape, 336. Winzet or Winyet, Ninian, iii. 401 and note, vi. 5.

Wishart, Bishop of Glasgow, surrenders to Edward I., ii. 224-a member of the Scots Council, 230 and note-imprisoned by Edward I., 246-his repeated changes of side, 260, note-building of Glasgow Cathedral under, iii. 429. Wishart, George, account of, iii. 251-his arrest and trial, 254 et seq.--his martyr

dom, 256-his complicity in the intended murder of Beaton, 257 et seq. Wishart, his life of Montrose, vi. 376. Witchcraft, first Scots Act against, iv. 72-first delations for, 320-the belief in, vii. 114 et seq.-the trials for it, ib. Witham, General, at Sheriffmuir, viii. 317, 319, note.

Wodrow, his account of the interview between the Assembly's commissioners and Montrose, vii. 7-of Strachan, 40 -of George Gillespie, 79, note-character of Robert Douglas by him, 135, note his account of the Highland host, 191-on the murder of Sharp, 217-on the Quakers, 270-his 'Suffer-. ings of the Church,' and 'Analecta,' 276-his history of the sufferings, 468 -account of the father of Principal Carstairs from, 308, note-on the Cameronians, 314, note-list by him of conforming Episcopalian clergy, 464— account of riot caused by the use of the English burial-service, viii. 219, note-account of the convocation of clergy in 1712 regarding the Oaths, 233 -heads the middle party in the Church, 235-examples of religious superstition from, 380, 381, note-account of Pitcairne by, 550, note.

Wogan, Captain, his death, vii. 72. Wolf of Badenoch, the, ii. 390 et seq. Wolsey, Cardinal, on the feud between Angus and Arran, iii. 95, note-demand for breach with France, 98, note -account of Albany's invasion, 101, note-his efforts to withdraw Scotland from France, 105, and note-his State papers, 106, note letter to Queen Margaret from, 110-his object to sever Scotland from France, 111-proposal for marriage of James V. to Princess Mary, ib.-his attempts to secure Beaton, 114 et seq.-anxiety for the "erection" of the Scots king, 120-measures to bring it about, 121-his satisfaction on its success, 124-determination to break the French alliance, 125-his emissaries to Scotland, 126-letter regarding these, 127-their communications to him, 128 et seq.-his anxiety regarding the French influence, 130. Women, influence of, in the early Irish Church, i. 242 et seq.-their succession under the feudal system, 429. Wood, Sir Andrew, after the death of James III., iii. 35, note-his naval exploits, 68.

Wood, John, Murray's agent at the English Court, iv. 399-at the accusation of the queen, 440 and note. Wood, Patrick, stores imported for Charles I. by, vi. 190.

Wood, early use of, for architecture, ii.

97.

Woodhouselee, Hamilton of Bothwell

haugh's connection with, v. 12 and note.

Wool, debates on the provisions of the Union regarding it, viii. 154. Worcester, Lord, joined to the Council on the casket letters, iv. 445. Worcester East Indiaman, the case of the, viii. 105.

Workington, landing of Queen Mary at, iv. 376.

Wortley Montagu, Lady Mary, Grange's connection with, viii. 392, 394, 395. Wossemarmut, pleadings of, in favour of the Count of Holland, ii. 146. Wotton, Edward (afterwards Lord), sent to Scotland to negotiate league, v. 227 et seq.-measures for displacing Arran, 229-his difficulties and danger, 234his flight, ib.

Wriothesly, Sir Thomas, iii. 159, note. Writers to the Signet, the question as to their eligibility to the bench, viii. 172, note.

Wyntoun, name given the Grampians by, i. 15, note-tradition regarding Macbeth from, 377, note-extracts from, ii. 111, note-his account of Bruce's appearance before Edward, 123, note on the clan-combat at Perth, 371, note-his Chronicle, iii. 413.

Xerxes, stone weapons in the army of, i. 116.

Xiphilinos, the abridger of Dion Cassius, i. 37.

Yaxley, an emissary of Queen Mary's, iv.

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Yester, Lord, one of the queen's party, iv. 377, note.

York, the Archbishop of, consecration of the Bishop of St Andrews by, i. 421 -and again, 423-claims jurisdiction in Scotland, ii. 4-struggles with Canterbury, ib.-marries Alexander III. to the Princess Margaret, 24. York, Duke of, see James II. York, death of Severus at, i. 40-castles built by the conqueror at, 373-their capture, ib.-meeting of the commission on Queen Mary at, iv. 414-the commission moved to London, 431the Council of the Peers at, 1640, vi. 309, 313, note.

York Buildings Company, the, and its operations, viii. 350 et seq.

Young, Peter, one of the ecclesiastical censors of the press, iv. 322-one of the tutors to James VI., V. 133-one of the Octavians, 299. Yule festival, its origin, i. 223. "Yule Vacance," the, restored by Parliament, 1711, viii. 246.

Zend Avesta, attempts to derive the Norse mythology from the, i. 231.